Traditional Chinese medicine mainly consists of plant medicines (roots, stems, leaves, fruits), animal medicines (viscera, skin, bones, organs, etc.) and mineral medicines. Since botanicals account for the majority of Chinese medicines, Chinese medicines are also called Chinese herbal medicines. There are about 5,000 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine used in various parts of China, and there are countless prescriptions made by combining various medicinal materials. After thousands of years of research, an independent science - Materia Medica has been formed. Nowadays, all medical schools in China offer natural medicine courses, and the content described is commonly known as Chinese herbal medicine.
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